This is what I used to clip the newly bathed (YEAH! Smells good...) Shih Tzu's (e.g. sounded a lot better than Buchi) chrysanthemum and the occipital area (dog's back). Jargon-y!

Viola! Better looking but still subject for improvement!

So Buchi isn't the most cooperative grooming model YET... Neither am I the a good groomer at the moment... but I do hope I'll eventually get it right in due time. By the way, Buchi doesn't like treats or toys (he just wants to hump so I'm still trying to figure out what could motivate him for good grooming behavior).

I'd like to thank the Furries of Whisppy's Mom for inspiring me to get my own dog clippers and groom the two most adorable Shih Tzus of my life.

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Buchi looks adorable!! And what better way than to have you both learn at the same time. :) Grooming is fun once you get the hang of it and I'm sure you both will. Does Buchi like lots of kisses and praise? Calming music might help. Make a game out of it. You'll figure it out. Good luck!

Great job! Buchi looks adorable. It does take time to learn to groom but worth it to do it yourself. We get hand-stripped and that takes ages but we can snooze when Judith is doing it which isn't so bad and we do love treats as a reward :-) woofs and licks from Magic xx

That's a good first attempt! It will get easier as you gain more confidence and experience. :)Thankfully Whisky is very well behaved when being groomed though now that she's a senior girl, she tires easily so grooming has to be really quick!

Its hard to believe that is the same Buchi! You did a great job, and yay for Whisppy's mom for encouraging you. Our mom will bath us cats if she thinks we aren't doing a good enough job, so that motivates us! (It usually is because an older cat can't wash properly any more.)

Bucchi looks very tres chic! Great job. Becks, Josh and their two standard poodles Daisy and Maple are staying with us for an extended time. They just relocated from California to Albuquerque with dreams of finding careers and settling done to a new life here. We met through our blogs...isn't that the best?

Yes, you did a great job. You should see how Scrappy and Willa look after My Vickie is through with them. It is shameless, how she leaves them. They are emberrassed to go outside or be seen by their friends.